The annual Ravens season-review press conference in the auditorium of the Under Armour Performance Center (WBAL Photo by Scott Wykoff)

The Ravens held their season-review press conference at the Under Armour Performance Center on Wednesday (WBAL Photo by Scott Wykoff)

Calling this season a "failure" because his team missed the playoffs, Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti says changes will made this offseason but a radical makeover will not be necessary.

"Failure is part of success," said Bisciotti, as heard live on WBAL, sitting alongside team president Dick Cass, general manager/executive vice president Ozzie Newsome and head coach John Harbaugh the auditorium of the Under Armour Performance Center. "We're all very disappointed here, as disappointed obviously as our fans are, more so. And I'm comfortable. I'm comfortable with where we are. I'm comfortable where we're headed."

One year removed from winning the Super Bowl, the Ravens went 8-8 and missed the postseason for the first time in six years since John Harbaugh took over as coach in 2008.

"There's bigger failures out there. There are teams that are a whole lot more disappointed," Bisciotti said. "If we found ourselves at 3-13 like the Falcons, I think they're sitting there thinking we've got to make a lot of major changes, and I really don't think we do. If 8-8 is a failure, I hope it's a long time before I feel worse than this."

He said a real focus during the off-season will be the offense. The Ravens running game ranked 30th in yardage in the NFL.

"When you look at these guys that have been coaching in the league and have had success in the past and you look at our players that have had success in the past, if we could have fixed it we would have," said Bisciotti at the team's season-review press conference Wednesday that has become known as the "state of the Ravens" press conference.

"I expected more in the second half of the season so as interrelated as the running game is, you know to the play action pass, and the execution of the offensive line trying to divide up the blame is something that I'm really not much more qualified than you guys are (reporters) to do."

"But when you have a short window of failure that comes out of the blue I think the key is not to make wholesale changes," added the owner of the Ravens.

"I know that Ray Rice was limited this year and Bernard Pierce was limited and if they had been better then maybe the offensive line would have performed better, said Bisciotti. "Obviously if the offensive line were blowing open holes then maybe we could have achieved more with their physical limitations and if that had worked a little better I think Joe would have performed a little better."

"The history of this franchise has been our ability to run the football," general manager Ozzie Newsome said. "That's one of the things that we've already started to work on. We talked to the guys that were personally involved in the run game. Everybody understands that in 2014 we will do everything we can to make us a better run team because it will make us a better football team."

John Harbaugh said during the press conference that Juan Castillo, who had the title of run game coordinator, will have similar responsibilities next season as the offensive line coach.

"The numbers that are so striking to me is to find yourself in the bottom five of every offensive category," Bisciotti said.

Newsome will have to determine what to do with tackles Eugene Monroe and Michael Oher, and whether he needs to upgrade at center and guard.

"I think we've got to get bigger in the interior of our offensive line," Newsome said. "I think we need to have a more athletic safety in the defense. We need to get a receiver that can make a third-and-7, third-and-8 catch and to be able to run after the catch. Those are some areas that we can add some. I have no doubt that the players we retain on this team will get better."

Although offense was the most glaring shortcoming, the defense had it low points, too. Of the 352 points the Ravens allowed, 134 came in the fourth quarter.

"Not having the ability to get off the field maybe cost us three or four games this year," Newsome said.

Newsome said he will not restructure contracts, but would be willing to extend pacts to get under the salary cap. Linebacker Terrell Suggs led the team with 10 sacks and ranked third in tackles, but his contract comes with a lofty salary cap number. Which means he could be in line for a new deal, like it or not.

"Terrell is a real good football player," Newsome said. "That being said ... I have no aversion to letting good football players walk out the door. We'll look at every aspect of it and see what's best for the 2014 and 2015 and 2016 Ravens and make that decision once we get to it."